Sermon at the Hay

1. Times of Services
Sunday:
9:30 a.m. Bible class
10:30 a.m. worship
Wednesday:
7 p.m. Bible class

2.  James 4:13-17: Our lives are vanishing vapors
or fleeting mists.
 Eccl. 9:11-12: Time and chance overtake us all.
 Understanding that should change our lives.
 Remember who is really in control.
◦ James 5:1-6: God is in control.
◦ Prov. 16:9: The Lord decides what happens.
◦ Luke 12:16-21: Parable of the rich fool.
◦ Matt. 6:25-34: God will take care of us.

3.  Acknowledge the Lord.
◦ James 4:15: “If the Lord wills…”
◦ Prov. 3:6: “In all your ways acknowledge Him…”
 Live in the present.
◦ James 4:14: “Do not know what will happen.”
◦ Prov. 27:1: “Do not boast about tomorrow…”
◦ Matt. 6:34: “Tomorrow will worry about its own.”
◦ The present moment: Only one we can truly
impact.

4.  Do what the Lord wills.
◦ James 4:15: The problem is not the concept
of planning; it is leaving God out of the plan.
◦ Luke 6:46: Surrender our lives to God.
 Do not procrastinate.
◦ James 4:17: If we know the right thing to do,
we need to do it right now.
◦ Prov. 3:27-28: Never put off what you can
do now.

5.  Psalm 39:5, 11; 144:4: Our days are
passing.
 Eph. 5:15-16: Make the most of our time.
 Redeeming the time means taking advantage of
opportunities for service.
 We each have a limited amount of time on this
earth; how are you investing it?
 “Our daily activities should not be expenditures
of time. They should be investments.” – Kenneth
J. Lodi

6.  Hear (Romans 1:16; 10:14,17)
 Believe (John 8:24; Mark 16:16; Hebrews 11:6)
 Repent (Acts 2:38; 3:19; 17:30)
 Confess (Romans 10:9-10; Matthew 10:32-33)
 Be baptized (Acts 2:38; 22:16; Mark 16:16)
 Live faithfully (Revelation 2:10; Matthew 6:33;
Romans 12:1-2; I Corinthians 15:58)

7.  Hear (Romans 1:16; 10:14,17)
 Believe (John 8:24; Mark 16:16; Hebrews 11:6)
 Repent (Acts 2:38; 3:19; 17:30)
 Confess (Romans 10:9-10; Matthew 10:32-33)
 Be baptized (Acts 2:38; 22:16; Mark 16:16)
 Live faithfully (Revelation 2:10; Matthew 6:33;
Romans 12:1-2; I Corinthians 15:58)